Stoneham Police Find Marijuana Growing Operation Found After House Fire

STONEHAM, Mass. (AP) — Police say emergency crews responding to a house fire in Stoneham, north of Boston, found 480 marijuana plants that could ultimately have produced as much as $2 million worth in illegal street sales.

Police said the fire was discovered by a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier who saw smoke coming from the second floor of the house just before 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Firefighters quickly put out the blaze, and then found the plants. Police and federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents later carried out search warrants at the house, removing boxes of evidence.